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I've been a mom for 7 years now. Even though great emphasis is being placed on academic achievements in Singapore, I believe many parents are like me - The most important thing to us is not that they top the class every year, but to grow up to be healthy, confident and happy people.
A common problem that many parents like myself is facing now is the amount of time our kids spend on activities that do not seem to benefit them in any way. The kids of this generation love gaming, playing the IPAD and dabbing in all kinds of gadget-related entertainment. While they are certainly fun and can occupy the kids' attention for a long period of time, they waste a lot of precious time that can be used on more educational activities that can help build up their confidence and cultivate important life skills. Many kids are not living out their best in life, simply because their potential has not been harnessed in a right way.
This coming December school holidays, there is one power-packed camp coming up for kids between 8 to 18 years old. Aptly known as SUPERCAMP, you can expect this camp to be one that's packed with fun and exciting activities while inculcating important values in the kids from the beginning till the end. Instead of spending the school holidays just on idle gaming and tuition classes, participating in an interesting and somewhat different camp will certainly make the year-end holiday a more meaningful one for them.
If this is the first time you're hearing about SUPERCAMP, you would be glad to know that it is not a new or recent concept. SUPERCAMP was first founded by Bobbi DePorter in 1982 and the original goal was to teach students important life-skills that they could use for the rest of their lives and to make learning fun and meaningful. This 7-day camp combines powerful academic techniques like speed reading, study skills, writing, math, creativity and critical thinking with important life skills in the areas of communication, leadership, relationships, self-worth, personal responsibility and goal-setting, etc.
Through fun activities and games, the kids pick up really important life skills and lessons in life that would help shape their thinking and attitudes in life. This, in my opinion, is way more effective than trying to teach the kids through theories in textbooks. The best way to learn is still to experience and derive the learning points through the 'doing'. I guess that is why the camp has been so effective in helping their participating kids build up a stronger self-confidence and self-image. The kids also learn to take responsibility for their lives, overcome their shyness to communicate with others and become creative problem-solvers - absolutely what we need more of in this time and age.
With so many different camps and programmes that parents are exposed to now, what makes SUPERCAMP unique, you ask? Here are some reasons why:
Joey is still under-aged for this camp, so we don't have a chance to experience the camp first-hand. But theories aside, we parents want to know the real deal and hear it from the horses' mouths. Is SUPERCAMP really effective and good? Judging from the testimonies on their website, I think it must be a camp that has greatly impacted the lives of the participants.
In fact, there are many stories from participants of SUPERCAMP, that they have become self-motivated to study and do well for exams, and there are others who started volunteering for leadership roles in school, even though they were withdrawn and shy previously. All these success stories are probably why the SUPERCAMP continues to be a popular choice of camp among parents despite the fact that it is not cheap.
I've had the chance to chat with some friends who helped out at SUPERCAMP as facilitators about two years ago. I wanted to know if SUPERCAMP was really an effective camp like they claimed, and my friends shared with me that they were very impressed at the organization of the entire camp, as well as visible results they saw at the end of the 7 days. There were kids who arrived at the campsite looking apprehensive and shy, but by the end of the camp, they were beaming and laughing freely with new friends made at the camp. As facilitators, they helped the participants discover about themselves and boldly take steps to overcome their fears and shortcomings through various activities during the camp. There were even certain points during the camp where the participants broke down and cried because they got in touch with their emotions and had to learn how to deal with them openly. Not only did these participants learn more about themselves, they also learnt how to handle their emotions better and become more confident in this process.
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The 7-day SUPERCAMP costs S$2,250, and this covers all the training materials, venue, meals, programme logistics and all expenses required for the camp. This is because facilitators are flown in from the United States, and the continuous and impactful 7-day non-stop program is planned right down to the very last detail, and participants are housed in comfortable air-conditioned rooms and fed good meals, so participants can be assured that every cent of the cost is worth it. I think that is probably why there are still so many parents who are willing to spend the money to send their kids to the camp every year.
This year, the camp will happen on 1 - 7 December 2013 at the ACS Oldham Hall, Barker Road. Just for the readers of this blog, you will receive a $300 discount off the cost if you register via the following link. It takes you to a special page Supercamp Singapore has just created for my readers, and tells you how you can enter a special coupon code to enjoy a $300 discount off the usual price of the program!
Also, to find out more about Supercamp, click the following link to check out their colourful, informative website.
http://supercamp.sg/
P/S: The J Babies received financial compensation for this advertorial, however while some basic information and photographs were provided by the organisers, some of the opinions presented were from chats with friends who were involved in the camp before.
